random everyday sounds from random everyday life
—THE PHONE

Answer messages, wrong numbers, people on their blowers...




1. Val the receptionist on the Green Clinic
2. Message left on abandoned answering machine in newly-occupied home
3. "I was meant to pick up a job at Cecil's"—something about food at Heathrow airport
4. "Please hang up and try again".
5. Hard-to-understand automated message for "Miss D Norsbrook"
6. Angry message left on Chris's answering machine: "Chris! Ring me! Bye!"
7. "Accident and Emergency can I help you?"
8. Machine-read text message
9. Worried at Heathrow: "They should have been through almost an hour ago"
10. Long-winded work-related message: "Its going to be very awkward for me."
11. Wrong number: "trying to get Ron"
12. Man on the phone at Abu Dhabi airport
13. Message left on abandoned answering machine: "I'll write to you or something from America"
14. Message left on abandoned answering machine: "I'm not the most patient of people..."
15. Pet care advice from Vicky
16. Problems using the public pay phone: "Did you put 10p in there?"
17. National Rail Enquiries Christmas message
18. A BT phone ringing
19. "You have one saved message".
20. Answer message: "Not calling about anything special. It's alright."
21. Answer message: "Morning morning morning"
22. Answer message: "Hello it's only me"
23: Answer message: "Apa sih?"
24: Answer message: "Just seeing how you are".
25: Answer message: "I've got a little poodle and I'd like to speak to you".
26. The carpet fitter takes call.
27. "At The Tone Please Record Your Message."
28. Internet banking helpdesk advice
29. Marijuana Anonymous Helpline
30. Answer message: "The Americans are going to attack the Iraqis."
31. Answer message: "Quite alright with us".
32. Machine-read text message: Wedding invite
33. "End of Message"
34. Answer message: "Maths homework on a sheet"
35. Answer message: "I've got a Yorkie right".
36. Answer message: "Ya udah".
37. Answer message: "They need more hay now".
38. Answer message: "Just leave a little message".
39. Answer message: "Are you there?"
40. Answer message: "I assume you're in bed".
41. Answer message: "Don't get angry with me I had a crash".
42. Answer message: "Sorry it's a bit late".
43. Answer message: "You probably heard I'm having my kitchen done".
44. Answer message (wrong number): "I'm calling about the cleaning job.".

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DEDICATED TO TONY SCHWARTZ


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Keywords: soundgrabs; field recordings; everyday sounds; telephones; phone calls; answer messages; text messages; answer machine; Derek Bacon; djbacon; sound effects; wrong number

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